TWELVE people are arrested on Friday at a Couva nightclub for breaching Covid-19 regulations.
They were among 17 who were arrested forvarious offences by officers of the Central Division during an anti-crime exercise conducted in the Couva district, in the early hours of Friday.
People of the Couva and California districts, were also ticketed for failing to wear a face mask.
The officers then proceeded to an apartment building at Lisas Gardens, Couva, where they arrested a 30-year-old man for possession of a Smith and Wesson revolver loaded with three rounds of ammunition.
At that same location, a 26-year-old man was held for possession of a quantity of cocaine.
Officers also arrested three other people relative to ongoing investigations into reports of robbery with violence and kidnapping.
The exercise, coordinated by Snr Supt Simon, Supt Ramphal, Supt Pierre, ASP Gibbs and Inspectors Ragoo and Alexander, included officers of the Couva Criminal Investigations Department, the Central Division Task Force, Area South, and the Couva Warrants Branch.
